Well, on the THF6A you can't enter tCTCSS tones either directly, but from
a menu, and I haven't had too much trouble with that.
On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, k5in wrote:
> The bc780xlt does have menus. unfortunately without either the programming
> software or sighted assistance I don't think one of us would be able to
> program the rig.
>
> The older now discontinued bc895xlt provides ctcss, trunking and 300
> memories and you cn direct enter the ctcss tones. hummmmm....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: digital scanner information
>
>
> > Well, I don't have a 780, and for years I was lead to believe that I
> > needed sight to program any scanner, and that was from my Ggrandfather who
> > would get upset when his scanner would become deprogrammed, and this was
> > an old 16 channel Uniden portable that he got in 1983, but I managed to
> > get that one programmed. Are there menus or anything in the BC780 just on
> > the radio itself??
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, k5in wrote:
> >
> > > winscan will allow setting of allot of the buttons. I have programmed,
> set
> > > ctcss and such, I haven't tried the trunking part of it but compared to
> some
> > > of the other stuff it works pretty good. I don't claim to be an expert
> so
> > > if someone has something better for the bc780xlt I would like to hear
> about
> > > it.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: digital scanner information
> > >
> > >
> > > > The BC245's interface also works well with JAWS, but the problem is is
> > > > that you have to tab around a virtual keypad to each and every button
> you
> > > > want to press. What will Winscan let you do?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, k5in wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > bc780xlt question: I've had a couple of friends look at mine and
> we
> > > > > aren't able to figure out how to set in 52.525 as a frequency. Rig
> > > > > continually goes to 52.530?? Yes, the rig isn't the easiest for
> blind
> > > > > people to use. I have recently been reviewing "winscan" and it
> seems to
> > > > > work pretty good with JAWS.
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian, k5in
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Steve Gomes" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:08 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: digital scanner information
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have the bc780. I had to have it programmed for me by a sighted
> > > person.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > have both motorola and ericson trunking systems here in Denver and
> the
> > > > > radio
> > > > > > can track both. Even people who can see have trouble finding out
> what
> > > is
> > > > > > going on with the scanner. You have to be very familiar with it to
> > > know
> > > > > what
> > > > > > is locked out and which scan lists and banks are on or off. I have
> the
> > > > > enter
> > > > > > frequency disabled so I don't accidentally enter a frequency over
> > > > > something
> > > > > > else. It works okay though. But I wish it could be more
> accessible. I
> > > did
> > > > > > call Uniden and tell them that blind people really enjoy scanners
> and
> > > to
> > > > > and
> > > > > > do what ever they can to make their radios more accessible.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Visit my web page at
> > > > > > www.rellek.com/stevegomes
> > > > >
> > >
>
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